2014–15 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team

2014–15 Syracuse Orange men's basketball
Conference Atlantic Coast Conference
2014–15 record 18–13 (9–9 ACC)
Head coach Jim Boeheim (39th year)
Assistant coach Mike Hopkins
Assistant coach Adrian Autry
Assistant coach Gerry McNamara
Home arena Carrier Dome
2014–15 ACC men's basketball standings
Conf     Overall
Team W   L   PCT     W   L   PCT
#6 Virginia 16 2   .889     30 4   .882
#4 Duke 15 3   .833     35 4   .897
#8 Notre Dame 14 4   .778     32 6   .842
#17 Louisville 12 6   .667     27 9   .750
#15 North Carolina 11 7   .611     26 12   .684
Miami (FL) 10 8   .556     25 13   .658
NC State 10 8   .556     22 14   .611
Syracuse 9 9   .500     18 13   .581
Clemson 8 10   .444     16 15   .516
Florida State 8 10   .444     17 16   .515
Pittsburgh 8 10   .444     19 15   .559
Wake Forest 5 13   .278     13 19   .406
Boston College 4 14   .222     13 19   .406
Georgia Tech 3 15   .167     12 19   .387
Virginia Tech 2 16   .111     11 22   .333
ACC Tournament winner
Rankings from AP Poll

The 2014–15 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team represented Syracuse University during the 2014–15 NCAA Division I men's basketball season. The Orange were led by thirty-ninth year head coach Jim Boeheim and played its home games at the Carrier Dome in Syracuse, New York. They were second year members of the Atlantic Coast Conference (ACC).

The Orange did not participate in the 2014–2015 postseason. The team self-imposed a postseason ban as a response to an ongoing NCAA investigation into potential past infractions by the team. Syracuse University initiated the case, which includes academics, when it self-reported potential athletic department violations to the NCAA in 2007. School officials said that none of the conduct occurred after 2012, and no current student-athlete is involved. The ban included the NCAA tournament, ACC tournament and NIT.[1]

Preseason

Departures

Name Number Pos. Height Weight Year Hometown Notes
Jerami Grant 3 F 6'8" 203 Sophomore Hyattsville, Maryland 2014 NBA Draft 2nd round pick by Philadelphia 76ers
C. J. Fair 5 F 6'8" 215 Senior Baltimore, MD Graduated / Undrafted in 2014 NBA Draft
Tyler Ennis 11 G 6'2" 180 Freshman Brampton, Ontario 2014 NBA Draft 1st round pick by Phoenix Suns
Baye Moussa Keita 12 C 6'10" 215 Senior Saint-Louis, Senegal Graduated
Russ DeRemer 23 G 6'5" 203 Senior Wrentham, MA Graduated
Nolan Hart 4 G 5'10" 152 Senior Albany, NY Graduated

Recruits

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Chris McCullough
PF
Bronx, NY Brewster Academy 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Nov 5, 2012 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:5/5 stars   247Sports:5/5 stars    ESPN:5/5 stars
Kaleb Joseph
PG
Nashua, NH Cushing Academy 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Aug 17, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports:4/5 stars    ESPN:4/5 stars
Overall recruiting rankings: Scout: #10   ESPN: #12
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

Roster

2014–15 Syracuse Orange men's basketball team
Players Coaches
Pos. # Name Height Weight Year Previous school Hometown
F 0 Gbinije, MichaelMichael Gbinije 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Jr Benedictine College Prep Richmond, Virginia
F 1 Sutton, MikeMike Sutton 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Fr Norwich Norwich, New York
F 2 Johnson, B.J.B.J. Johnson 6 ft 7 in (2.01 m) 185 lb (84 kg) So Lower Merion Ardmore, Pennsylvania
F 3 Sanderson, CarterCarter Sanderson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Sr Lipscomb Academy
Lipscomb
Nashville, Tennessee
G 4 Patterson, RonRon Patterson 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) 200 lb (91 kg) Fr Brewster Academy Broad Ripple, Indiana
F 5 McCullough, ChrisChris McCullough 6 ft 10 in (2.08 m) 220 lb (100 kg) Fr IMG Academy Bronx, New York
G 10 Cooney, TrevorTrevor Cooney 6 ft 4 in (1.93 m) 195 lb (88 kg) RS Jr Sanford Wilmington, Delaware
G 13 White, ChristianChristian White 5 ft 10 in (1.78 m) 180 lb (82 kg) Jr Aquinas Institute Rochester, New York
G 14 Joseph, KalebKaleb Joseph 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 165 lb (75 kg) Fr Cushing Academy Nashua, New Hampshire
F 21 Roberson, TylerTyler Roberson 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 212 lb (96 kg) So Roselle Catholic Union, New Jersey
F 25 Christmas, RakeemRakeem Christmas 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 242 lb (110 kg) Sr Academy of the New Church Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania
F 32 Coleman, DaJuanDaJuan Coleman 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 255 lb (116 kg) Jr Jamesville-DeWitt Jamesville, New York
F 33 Nassar, AlbertAlbert Nassar 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 195 lb (88 kg) Sr South Fork Stuart, Florida
F 34 Akintobi-Adeyeye, DoyinDoyin Akintobi-Adeyeye 6 ft 6 in (1.98 m) 235 lb (107 kg) So Uniondale Uniondale, New York
C 35 Obokoh, ChinosoChinoso Obokoh 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 215 lb (98 kg) RS So Bishop Kearney Rochester, New York
Head coach
Assistant coach(es)

Legend
  • (C) Team captain
  • (S) Suspended
  • (I) Ineligible
  • (W) Walk-on

Roster
Last update: 2014-11-27

Schedule

Date
Time, TV
Rank# Opponent# Result Record High points High rebounds High assists Site (Attendance)
City, State
Exhibition
Nov 2*
1:00 pm, TWCSC
#23 Carleton W 76-68 
 19 – Joseph  6 – Gbinije, McCullough  4 – Gbinije, Joseph  Carrier Dome (7,812)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 10*
7:00 pm, TWCSC
#23 Adrian W 84–35 
 13 – McCullough  16 – McCullough  6 – Gbinije  Carrier Dome (7,680)
Syracuse, NY
Regular season
Nov 14*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
#23 Kennesaw State
2K Sports Classic
W 89–42  1–0
 21 – Christmas  11 – McCullough  6 – Joseph  Carrier Dome (22,833)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 16*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
#23 Hampton
2K Sports Classic
W 65-47  2-0
 15 – Christmas  16 – Christmas  5 – Joseph  Carrier Dome (22,848)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 20*
9:00 pm, ESPN2
#23 vs. California
2K Sports Classic semifinals
L 59–73  2–1
 13 – Joseph, Gbinije  8 – Johnson  3 – Joseph  Madison Square Garden (11,541)
New York City, NY
Nov 21*
5:00 pm, ESPN2
#23 vs. Iowa
2K Sports Classic 3rd place game
W 66–63  3–1
 20 – McCullough  9 – McCullough  8 – Joseph  Madison Square Garden (11,255)
New York City, NY
Nov 25*
7:00 pm, RSN
Loyola (MD) W 70–37  4–1
 18 – Christmas  9 – Christmas  7 – Joseph  Carrier Dome (17,691)
Syracuse, NY
Nov 28*
7:00 pm, ESPN3
Holy Cross W 72–48  5–1
 25 – Christmas  13 – McCullough  6 – Joseph  Carrier Dome (19,167)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 2*
7:30 pm, ESPN
at #17 Michigan
ACC–Big Ten Challenge
L 65–68  5–2
 18 – Irvin  12 – McCullough  6 – LeVert  Crisler Center (12,707)
Ann Arbor, MI
Dec 6*
5:15 pm, ESPN2
St. John's L 57–69  5–3
 24 – Harrison  16 – Obekpa  5 – Gbinije, Pointer  Carrier Dome (24,884)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 14*
4:00 pm, ESPNU
Louisiana Tech W 71–69  6–3
 25 – Cooney  17 – Roberson  4 – Joseph  Carrier Dome (19,156)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 20*
1:00 pm, FOX
at #7 Villanova L 77–82 OT 6–4
 18 – Christmas, Gbinije  8 – Christmas  10 – Joseph  Wells Fargo Center (18,369)
Philadelphia, PA
Dec 22*
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Colgate W 78–43  7–4
 20 – Cooney  11 – Christmas  4 – Cooney, Patterson  Carrier Dome (18,905)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 28*
2:00 pm, ESPNU
Long Beach State W 85–67  8–4
 24 – Christmas, Gbinije  10 – Christmas  8 – Gbinije  Carrier Dome (22,508)
Syracuse, NY
Dec 31*
6:00 pm, ESPNU
Cornell W 61–44  9–4
 19 – Christmas  9 – Christmas  4 – Cooney  Carrier Dome (19,288)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 3
12:00 pm, RSN
at Virginia Tech W 68–66  10–4 (1–0)
 18 – Cooney  17 – Roberson  3 – Cooney, Gbinije, Joseph, Patterson  Cassell Coliseum (6,838)
Blacksburg, VA
Jan 7
7:00 pm, ESPNU
at Georgia Tech W 46–45  11–4 (2–0)
 18 – Christmas  10 – Gbinije  5 – Joseph  Hank McCamish Pavilion (7,831)
Atlanta, GA
Jan 11
8:00 pm, ESPNU
Florida State W 70–57  12–4 (3–0)
 28 – Cooney  11 – Christmas  7 – Joseph  Carrier Dome (24,257)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 13
8:00 pm, ACCN
Wake Forest W 86–83 OT 13–4 (4–0)
 35 – Christmas  11 – Gbinije  7 – Gbinije  Carrier Dome (23,367)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 17
4:00 pm, ACCN
at Clemson L 53–66  13–5 (4–1)
 21 – Christmas  13 – Roberson  2 – Cooney, Gbinije, Joseph  Littlejohn Coliseum (10,000)
Clemson, SC
Jan 20
7:00 pm, ESPNU
Boston College W 69–61  14–5 (5–1)
 17 – Gbinije  8 – Gbinije  7 – Joseph  Carrier Dome (23,781)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 24
4:00 pm, ESPN2
Miami (FL) L 62–66  14–6 (5–2)
 23 – Christmas  15 – Jekiri  8 – Rodriguez  Carrier Dome (30,677)
Syracuse, NY
Jan 26
7:00 pm, ESPN
at #13 North Carolina L 83–93  14–7 (5–3)
 28 – Cooney  12 – Christmas  5 – Roberson  Dean Smith Center (19,856)
Chapel Hill, NC
Feb 3
9:00 pm, ESPNU
Virginia Tech W 72–70  15–7 (6–3)
 19 – Bibbs  12 – Christmas  7 – Gbinije  Carrier Dome (22,928)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 7
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Pittsburgh L 77–83  15–8 (6–4)
 23 – Christmas, Gbinije  12 – Christmas  5 – Cooney  Peterson Events Center (12,508)
Pittsburgh, PA
Feb 11
7:00 pm, ESPN2
at Boston College W 70–56  16–8 (7–4)
 21 – Gbinije  10 – Christmas  4 – Gbinije, Joseph  Conte Forum (5,476)
Chestnut Hill, MA
Feb 14
6:00 pm, ESPN
#4 Duke L 72–80  16–9 (7–5)
 27 – Gbinije  10 – Roberson  5 – Christmas  Carrier Dome (35,446)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 18
7:00 pm, ESPN
#12 Louisville W 69–59  17–9 (8–5)
 29 – Christmas  9 – Roberson  6 – Gbinije  Carrier Dome (26,160)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 21
12:00 pm, ACCN
Pittsburgh L 61–65  17–10 (8–6)
 20 – Christmas  12 – Christmas  6 – Gbinije  Carrier Dome (30,144)
Syracuse, NY
Feb 24
8:00 pm, ACCN
at #9 Notre Dame W 65–60  18–10 (9–6)
 19 – Johnson  12 – Christmas  3 – Roberson  Purcell Pavilion (9,149)
South Bend, IN
Feb 28
7:00 pm, ESPN
at #4 Duke L 54–73  18–11 (9–7)
 16 – Roberson  9 – Roberson  4 – Patterson  Cameron Indoor Stadium (9,314)
Durham, NC
Mar 2
7:00 pm, ESPN
#2 Virginia L 47–59  18–12 (9–8)
 14 – Cooney  6 – Gbinije  3 – Christmas, Gbinije  Carrier Dome (25,338)
Syracuse, NY
Mar 7
12:00 pm, CBS
at NC State L 57–71  18–13 (9–9)
 16 – Roberson  12 – Christmas  5 – Gbinije  PNC Arena (18,659)
Raleigh, NC
*Non-conference game. #Rankings from AP Poll. (#) Tournament seedings in parentheses.
All times are in Eastern Time.

Rankings

Ranking movement
Legend: ██ Increase in ranking. ██ Decrease in ranking. (RV) Received votes but unranked. (NR) Not ranked.
Poll Pre Wk 2 Wk 3 Wk 4 Wk 5 Wk 6 Wk 7 Wk 8 Wk 9 Wk 10 Wk 11 Wk 12 Wk 13 Wk 14 Wk 15 Wk 16 Wk 17 Wk 18 Wk 19 Final
AP 23 23 RV RV RV N/A
Coaches 24 24 RV RV RV

2015–16 Recruiting

Name Home town High school / college Height Weight Commit date
Moustapha Diagne
C
Dakar, Senegal Pope John XXIII High School 6 ft 9 in (2.06 m) 240 lb (110 kg) May 31, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 89
Franklin Howard
SG
Fairfax, VA Paul VI High School 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 185 lb (84 kg) Apr 14, 2014 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 82
Tyler Lydon
PF
Pine Plains, NY Brewster Academy 6 ft 8 in (2.03 m) 181 lb (82 kg) Oct 17, 2013 
Scout:4/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 83
Malachi Richardson
SG
Hamilton, NJ Trenton Catholic Academy 6 ft 5 in (1.96 m) 190 lb (86 kg) Dec 13, 2013 
Scout:5/5 stars   Rivals:4/5 stars   247Sports: N/A    ESPN grade: 95
Overall recruiting rankings:
  • Note: In many cases, Scout, Rivals, 247Sports, and ESPN may conflict in their listings of height and weight.
  • In these cases, the average was taken. ESPN grades are on a 100-point scale.

Sources:

References

  1. "Syracuse self-imposes ban". ESPN.com. Retrieved 4 February 2015.
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